Notebook containing the key to the French three-armed coastal telegraph and a list of the French telegraph stations.
Notebook containing the key to the French three-armed coastal telegraph and a list of the French telegraph stations; inscribed on front cover 'Lieut S Mitchell, HM Ship SCEPTRE, Basque Roads, March 24th 1811', (formerly SM70)
Record Details
| Item reference: | SIG/B/52 |
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| Catalogue Section: | Manuscript volumes acquired singly by the Museum |
| Level: | ITEM |
| Date made: | 1811-01-01 - ?; 1811-03-24 1811 |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
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